Abstract
A simple model is used to study downstream variations in the thermodynamic structure of the trade-wind boundary layer due to downstream variations in sea-surface temperature, divergence, surface wind speed, and the thermodynamic structure above the inversion. Model results indicate that dry and cold air advection due to an equatorward increase in sea-surface temperature results in a boundary layer that is less than 1oC cooler and 1 g kg-1 drier than that obtained for steady-state horizontally homogeneous conditions.-from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-202 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Tellus, Series A |
| Volume | 36 A |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1984 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Atmospheric Science
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Albrecht, B. A. (1984). A model study of downstream variations of the thermodynamic structure of the trade winds. Tellus, Series A, 36 A(2), 187-202.